Forbes led the league in scoring, averaging 20.3 points per game, and was 4th in rebounding (7.9). Additionally Forbes registered 9 double-doubles this season.

Forbes' honor makes it two years in a row that a UMass player has won the Atlantic 10's top award, following Stephane Lasme in 2007. Previously, Lou Roe and Marcus Camby went back-to-back in 1995 and 1996.

Forbes isn't the only Minuteman to take home some hardware. UMass sophomore guard Ricky Harris was named the league's 2008 Most Improved Player.

Ricky Harris garnered the Atlantic 10's Chris Daniels Award, presented to the Conference's most improved player. A year ago, the sophomore guard averaged 4.5 points while averaging just 10.8 minutes of action. This season, the Baltimore, Md., native ranks sixth in the league in both scoring (18.1 ppg.) and three-pointers made (82). The lone sophomore to be twice named A-10 Player of the Week this season, Harris scored 20 or more points in eight of the third-seeded Minutemen's 16 Conference tilts.

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Forbes is joined on the All-Conference first-team by Christmas, Pat Calathes of Saint Joseph's, Rhode Island's Will Daniels and Brian Roberts of Dayton. Daniels is the first URI standout to be named to the first-team in successive years since Tyson Wheeler (1997-98).

The A-10 coaches also selected Kevin Anderson of Richmond as the Rookie of the Year, Massachusetts' Ricky Harris as the Chris Daniels Award recipient as the league's most improved player, Josh Duncan of Xavier as Sixth Man of the Year, teammate Stanley Burrell as Defensive Player of the Year and Xavier's Sean Miller as Coach of the Year. For the second consecutive season, Kieron Achara of Duquesne garnered Student-Athlete of the Year honors in voting among the league's sports information directors.